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Salqueiro
Spectators: 7491 (Terracing: 5619, Seating: 1723, VIP seats: 149) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Cristóvão Mota kicked off to start the match. Gernando Pombal could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 3rd minute of the match, but Luís Eduardo de Amorim made a huge save. Luís Eduardo de Amorim took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Gernando Pombal, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Luís Eduardo de Amorim made an important save on a dangerous shot by Nelson Abraão in the 6th minute. If Lenílson Vidal had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 16th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Renan Botelho's late challenge caught a Ituverava's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Renan Botelho helped the player get up and apologised. Renan Botelho hit a great freekick 17 minutes into the match. 20 minutes into the match, Ituverava's goalkeeper Luís Eduardo de Amorim had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Nelson Abraão. If Gernando Pombal had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 22nd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. A collision led to Ituverava getting a freekick after 23 minutes play. Samuel de Medeiros hit a great ball. Nelson Abraão could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 27th minute of the match, but Luís Eduardo de Amorim made a huge save. In the 29th minute Gernando Pombal shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Luís Eduardo de Amorim saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Lenílson Vidal hit a great freekick 31 minutes into the match. Júlio Penha received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 38th minute. Thiago Tróia tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. 43 minutes in the game Délio Sampaio did a throw-in, and the ball was quickly in game thanks to Gernando Pombal. Ituverava's Luís Eduardo de Amorim proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 45th minute of the match, managed to save Ituverava from getting a goal against them. Luís Eduardo de Amorim took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Renan Botelho, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. The home fans were very happy to see their team leading 1-0 at half-time.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Nelson Abraão to make the kick off. In the 55th minute, Nelson Abraão left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Salqueiro fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 2-0. After 60 played minutes Ituverava got a freekick which was hit by Gugu Veloso. A sloppy throw-in by Renan Ferraz in the 62nd minute of the game went astray and was snapped up by Ituverava's Gugu Veloso. Luís Eduardo de Amorim made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Nelson Abraão in the 68th minute of play. 69 minutes into the match, Renan Botelho had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Luís Eduardo de Amorim. Ituverava's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Renan Botelho was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 3-0. Júlio Penha might have been able to make a better finish in the 74th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Thiago Tróia. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Júlio Penha ran back to his position shaking his head. After 78 minutes, Júlio Penha mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Ituverava and the Salqueiro players grew even worse after the yellow card. Júlio Penha hit a great freekick 78 minutes into the match. Luís Eduardo de Amorim showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Gernando Pombal in the 85th minute of the match. A hard shot 88 in the game by Cristóvão Mota from a close distance when the talented Thiago Tróia managed to make a qualified save. Salqueiro's players were relieved. Renan Ferraz made in the 90th minute of the game a throw-in that took a bad bounce and was taken care of by Ituverava's Gugu Veloso. In the 91st minute, Júlio Penha hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Salqueiro's supporters were highly satisfied with the result. They cheered their team of the pitch, having watched them win a very even match.